Party: Gravy w/ Funk You [Funk/Rock]

Party: Gravy w/ Funk You [Funk/Rock]

WHERE: The One Stop Deli & Bar
WHEN: Thursday October 23, 2014
WHAT: New Orleans Funk/Soul/Jam
COVER: $5
AGES: 21+
EVENT LISTING:

GRAVY:

Infusing musical aspects from all walks of life, Gravy’s brand of progressive funk rock has garnered a solid fan base, firmly cementing the band as a fixture in the New Orleans music scene. Touring consistently since their inception, Gravy has established itself as one of the Southeast’s rising acts.

In addition to accepting an invitation to perform at the 2013 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Gravy has performed at several other music festivals, including the New Orleans French Quarter Festival (3x), Hangout Fest, the New Orleans Po-Boy Fest, Spotlight Lexington Festival for the World Equestrian Games, YLC’s Wednesday’s At ␣e Square (2x), ␣e New Orleans Bayou Boogaloo, and Mobile’s BayFest (2x).

Along the way, they’ve played some of the premiere music venues in the South, including Mohawk (Austin, TX), Soul Kitchen (Mobile, AL), WorkPlay (Birmingham, AL), Quixote’s (Denver, CO), Cosmic Charlie’s (Lexington, KY), Tipitina’s (New Orleans, LA), and have shared the stage with George Porter Jr., Johnny Vidacovich, ␣e New Orleans Suspects, ␣e Rebirth Brass Band, Good Enough For Good Times (featuring members of Galactic), Bonerama, Cyril Neville, and Johnny Sketch & ␣e Dirty Notes.

Gravy has released two albums, 2008’s “Said & Done”, and their follow up effort, The Hard Way”, in 2011. In the studio, Gravy has collaborated with musicians such as Ben Ellman and Corey Henry of Galactic, and the iconic New Orleans drummer, Johnny Vidacovich. Gravy is currently at work in the studio, with plans to release a new album in 2013,and look forward to resuming their touring schedule.

WEBSITE: www.gravymusic.com

SEE out a video: http://vimeo.com/81859991

HEAR some music: https://soundcloud.com/gravy-music

FUNK YOU:

Hailing from the east side GA town of Augusta, FUNK YOU is an outgoing burst of energy that is continually climbing their way to the top of the music scene. This "funk" oriented outfit projects multiple musical styles focusing mainly on dance driven grooves with powerful clean vocals. Incorporating intriguing musical composition, tasteful lyrics, and crowd captivating live performances, FUNK YOU is surely to make an imprint on your musical taste.
FUNK YOU provides the audience with a furious fusion of influences ranging from Umphrey's Mcgee, Lettuce, James brown, and Stevie Wonder. By colliding funk, jam, rock, fusion, and prog into one uniform sound, these guys will keep your jaw dropped and your feet moving without stopping. Their songs combine lush ambiance, catchy vocals, and intense shredding simultaneously into a unique well defined sound.

For three years the band has been building their fan base in the southern local markets of Atlanta, Augusta, Athens, Statesboro, Milledgeville, Savannah and Macon. They have numerous sold out shows in Augusta and also at the Georgia Theater in Athens. With performances alongside Maceo Parker & Fred Wesley (James Brown horn section), Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Tea Leaf Green, Robert Randolph, Snarky Puppy, and Moon Taxi, the band is paving their way to the festival circuit. FUNK YOU was voted best R&B band by August Magazine and was named Relix Magazine's "Artist On the Rise" in their July/August 2013 issue. Perseverance and hard work best describe the band's attitude, so if you haven't yet, you will be seeing them soon.

Check out the album: http://funkyouaugusta.bandcamp.com/album/ii

Visit their website: http://www.funkyoumusic.com

Invited: Gary Reckard, Hannah Mullenix, Bonnie Forrester, Kate Katz, Ryan Opoly, Kelly A. Calhoun, Ben Schroeder, Casey Chanatry, Todd Silverman, Carter BGoode, Dan Wedge, Kevin Green, Johanna Hagarty, Cartwright Brandon, Laura C. Lasting Jones, Jason Moore, John Sledge, Matt Coomes, Robert McAtee, Josh Pozner, Jamar A. Woods, Gregory Scott, Andrew Davis, Brett Zimmerman, Frank Nicoletti II, Christopher Tyrrell, Kyle Holt, Carly Leasure, Ele Ni, Max Melner, Samantha Marina, Cody Grasty, Seth Goad, Galen Dotson, Roddy Wilder, Dfresh Stephens, Logan Bruce, David Hawkins, Spence Suspence, Natalie Little de Gorter, Arun Marx, Andrew Kirk, Rachael Macaro, Cassandra Hovancak, Nicole Mase, Marisa Bee, Kendall Murray, Elie Herzog, Karly Erin Dahlin, Jeremy Webster, Tom Cunningham, Alexandria Nicole, Shane Randall, Mike Maness, Windy McKinney, Chelsey Agee, Scottie L. McCall, Katie Page, Arieh Samson, Kerry Korkowski Johnson, Andrew Boyd, Shen Hunt, Frank Zipperer, Tyler LeRoi Moore-Boyd, Zaborowski M Rudy, Amy Marshall, Icky Pegg, Eugene Beckman, Isabel Loan, Sam Turner, Matthias Sayour, Casey Pea, Elizabeth Shaw, Jessica Bumgarner, Kevin Van Voorhis, Robert Sidden, Janie Mallard, Joshua Newton Smith, Mary Truitt, Elijah Scott, Jacob Horowitz, Paige Capps, Nichole McKinney, Clyde Singleton, Mary Frances-Mama Funk, Autumn Bomb, Brian Hollister, Ramon Juma, Chad Bergin, Kristina Forsberg, Pete Spinney, Jessie Brandt, Dallas Taylor, Lee Allen, Aaron Price, Josh Blake, Marshall Jim Duncan, Debrissa McKinney, Ashley Lieb, JC Mears show more »